UNBC to Conduct Election for Chancellor
December 6, 2006
The University of Northern British Columbia is conducting an election
to determine its next Chancellor. Following a recent call for
nominations, the University received two nominations for the position.
Those eligible to vote will choose between the following two candidates:
Peter J.G. Bentley has been UNBC Chancellor since 2004 and is willing to serve a second, three-year term. He is the Chairman and Director of the Canfor Corporation and Director of its principal subsidiary, Canadian Forest Products Ltd. He has an extensive record of personal involvement with Boards and Foundations that advocate for education, health, sport, and economic development. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and he received an honorary degree from UBC in 1992. He has also been inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.
Peter J.G. Bentley has been UNBC Chancellor since 2004 and is willing to serve a second, three-year term. He is the Chairman and Director of the Canfor Corporation and Director of its principal subsidiary, Canadian Forest Products Ltd. He has an extensive record of personal involvement with Boards and Foundations that advocate for education, health, sport, and economic development. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and he received an honorary degree from UBC in 1992. He has also been inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.
More info about Peter Bentley
Alex Michalos is an Emeritus Professor of Political Science at UNBC and Director of its Institute for Social Research and Evaluation. He has published 22 books, authored more than 90 academic articles, and founded or co-founded 6 academic journals. Much of his research and teaching has focused on aspects of quality of life. He is one of only two recipients of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada gold medal. His personal service has included membership on local, provincial, national, and international bodies that have aimed to improve people’s lives.
Alex Michalos is an Emeritus Professor of Political Science at UNBC and Director of its Institute for Social Research and Evaluation. He has published 22 books, authored more than 90 academic articles, and founded or co-founded 6 academic journals. Much of his research and teaching has focused on aspects of quality of life. He is one of only two recipients of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada gold medal. His personal service has included membership on local, provincial, national, and international bodies that have aimed to improve people’s lives.
More info about Alex Michalos
The Chancellor is the ceremonial head of the University, conferring all degrees, acting as a senior representative of the University, and distinguishing the University by his/her reputation as an outstanding leader in British Columbia and in Canada. The Chancellor is also a member of both the UNBC Board of Governors and Senate. It is an honorary and unpaid position. Chancellors are elected for three-year terms and the number of terms per individual is limited to two. Peter Bentley is completing his first term.
Those eligible to vote in the election include alumni, faculty, members of the UNBC Senate, and some founders. Ballots are being sent this week and completed ballots must be returned to University by January 12.
Contact:
Charlene Myers or Allyson Truant, University Secretariat, UNBC - 250.960.5795 or 250.960.6306
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622
The Chancellor is the ceremonial head of the University, conferring all degrees, acting as a senior representative of the University, and distinguishing the University by his/her reputation as an outstanding leader in British Columbia and in Canada. The Chancellor is also a member of both the UNBC Board of Governors and Senate. It is an honorary and unpaid position. Chancellors are elected for three-year terms and the number of terms per individual is limited to two. Peter Bentley is completing his first term.
Those eligible to vote in the election include alumni, faculty, members of the UNBC Senate, and some founders. Ballots are being sent this week and completed ballots must be returned to University by January 12.
Contact:
Charlene Myers or Allyson Truant, University Secretariat, UNBC - 250.960.5795 or 250.960.6306
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622
PETER J.G. BENTLEY, O.C., LL.D.
Peter J.G. Bentley is Chairman and a Director of Canfor Corporation and a Director of its principal subsidiary, Canadian Forest Products Ltd. After working in various positions through Canfor, Mr. Bentley became Executive Vice President in 1970, President in 1975, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1985, a position that he held until April 24, 1995. He is a Director of Canfor Pulp Holdings Inc., Co-Chairman and a Director of Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited, and Chairman and President of Sierra Mountain Minerals Inc.
On May 28, 2004, he was installed as Chancellor of The University of Northern British Columbia.
An active volunteer in community organizations, he currently serves on the Vancouver Police Foundation Board, a Trustee and Chairman Emeritus of the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, a Governor of the Canadian Olympic Foundation, a Director of the Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation, a Director of Junior Achievement of Canada and a Cabinet Member of the Business Laureates of British Columbia Hall of Fame
Mr. Bentley is a member of the Board of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, a member of Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year Advisory Board, and a member of the Advisory Board of BuildDirect.com.
He served for over 20 years as a Director of the Bank of Montreal and Shell Canada Ltd., and on the International Advisory Council of the JPMorgan Chase Bank Corporation of New York. He is a past member of the Canadian Advisory Board of The Carlyle Group, past Vice-Chairman of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, a past Chairman of the Business Council of British Columbia, a Honourary Life member of Forest Education British Columbia, and a Honourary Director of the Canadian Professional Golf Association. He also served on the Advisory Council of the Sauder School of Business of the University of British Columbia and is now appointed the position of Distinguished University Fellow at the Sauder School of Business. He is a past Board member for the Banff Centre, past Chairman of York House School and former Governor of St. George’s School.
Mr. Bentley was educated at St. George’s School, Vancouver, the Faculty of Forestry of the University of British Columbia, and the Banff School of Advanced Management.
In 1983, he was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1992, he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia. In 1999, he received the W.A.C. Bennett Award at the time of his induction into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum where he also served as past Chairman and Director. In October 2004 he was inducted into the “Wall of Fame” at the Fraser River Discovery Centre.
Peter Bentley is married and has five children and fifteen grandchildren.
ALEX C. MICHALOS, B.A., M.A., B.D., Ph.D., D. Litt.
Alex Michalos is Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Social Research and Evaluation at the University of Northern British Columbia. He has published 22 books and over 90 refereed articles, and founded or co-founded 6 scholarly journals. His work has been translated into Japanese, Chinese, German, Polish, French, Italian and Spanish. Most of his scholarly work, consulting and teaching may be divided into three broad fields: logic and philosophy of science, social indicators or quality of life research, and business ethics. The common thread running through his work has been the search for knowledge that can be applied to improve the quality of people’s lives.
Dr. Michalos was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1993, and President of Academy 2 (Social Sciences and Humanities) in 2000. Since then he has served the Society actively and extensively. He was a founding member of the Canadian Rural and Remote Health Association (past president) and is the current President of the Prince George Community Planning Council. During his Presidency, the Community Planning Council produced the first Social Plan for the City of Prince George in 2003, which now serves as a framework strategic plan along with the city’s Official Community Plan. Only 3 or 4 cities in British Columbia have Social Plans. Under his leadership, the Prince George Community Partners Addressing Homelessness have distributed $3.2 million to local service agencies.
In 1996 Dr. Michalos chaired an ad hoc steering group that created the Learning Difficulties Action Centre of Northern BC, which continues to serve as a regional testing and referring centre, and as a clearing house for information and services for people with learning disabilities. In the same year, he brought together a group of community partners including the University of Northern British Columbia, City of Prince George, Northern Interior Regional Health Board, Fraser-Fort George Regional Council, Human Resources Development Canada and the United Way of Prince George to talk about building a survey research centre at UNBC. The following year, the Institute for Social Research and Evaluation (ISRE) was opened at the university, funded by the community partners with Dr. Michalos as the Director, a position he still occupies.
He is the Chair of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Sectoral Commission on Natural, Social and Human Sciences, and past President of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies. Dr. Michalos has won many awards of distinction, including:
• The Gold Medal for Achievement in Research (2004) from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (the Council’s highest honour),
• An award for the Betterment of the Human Condition (2003) from the International Society for Quality of Life Studies,
• The Vincentian Ethics Scholar Award (2002) by the Vincentian Universities of the USA
• An award for Extraordinary Contributions to Quality of Life Research (1996) from the International Society for Quality of Life Studies
• The Secretary of State’s Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research in Canadian Studies (1984).
• The British Columbia Political Science Association Lifetime Achievement Award (2005)
• An Honorary Doctor of Letters from Thompson Rivers University, B.C. (2005)
• The Deryck Thompson Award for Community Social Planning (2006) from the Social Planning and Research Council of B.C.
Dr. Michalos is married, and has three children and two grandchildren.
Peter J.G. Bentley is Chairman and a Director of Canfor Corporation and a Director of its principal subsidiary, Canadian Forest Products Ltd. After working in various positions through Canfor, Mr. Bentley became Executive Vice President in 1970, President in 1975, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1985, a position that he held until April 24, 1995. He is a Director of Canfor Pulp Holdings Inc., Co-Chairman and a Director of Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited, and Chairman and President of Sierra Mountain Minerals Inc.
On May 28, 2004, he was installed as Chancellor of The University of Northern British Columbia.
An active volunteer in community organizations, he currently serves on the Vancouver Police Foundation Board, a Trustee and Chairman Emeritus of the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, a Governor of the Canadian Olympic Foundation, a Director of the Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation, a Director of Junior Achievement of Canada and a Cabinet Member of the Business Laureates of British Columbia Hall of Fame
Mr. Bentley is a member of the Board of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, a member of Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year Advisory Board, and a member of the Advisory Board of BuildDirect.com.
He served for over 20 years as a Director of the Bank of Montreal and Shell Canada Ltd., and on the International Advisory Council of the JPMorgan Chase Bank Corporation of New York. He is a past member of the Canadian Advisory Board of The Carlyle Group, past Vice-Chairman of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, a past Chairman of the Business Council of British Columbia, a Honourary Life member of Forest Education British Columbia, and a Honourary Director of the Canadian Professional Golf Association. He also served on the Advisory Council of the Sauder School of Business of the University of British Columbia and is now appointed the position of Distinguished University Fellow at the Sauder School of Business. He is a past Board member for the Banff Centre, past Chairman of York House School and former Governor of St. George’s School.
Mr. Bentley was educated at St. George’s School, Vancouver, the Faculty of Forestry of the University of British Columbia, and the Banff School of Advanced Management.
In 1983, he was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1992, he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia. In 1999, he received the W.A.C. Bennett Award at the time of his induction into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum where he also served as past Chairman and Director. In October 2004 he was inducted into the “Wall of Fame” at the Fraser River Discovery Centre.
Peter Bentley is married and has five children and fifteen grandchildren.
ALEX C. MICHALOS, B.A., M.A., B.D., Ph.D., D. Litt.
Alex Michalos is Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Social Research and Evaluation at the University of Northern British Columbia. He has published 22 books and over 90 refereed articles, and founded or co-founded 6 scholarly journals. His work has been translated into Japanese, Chinese, German, Polish, French, Italian and Spanish. Most of his scholarly work, consulting and teaching may be divided into three broad fields: logic and philosophy of science, social indicators or quality of life research, and business ethics. The common thread running through his work has been the search for knowledge that can be applied to improve the quality of people’s lives.
Dr. Michalos was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1993, and President of Academy 2 (Social Sciences and Humanities) in 2000. Since then he has served the Society actively and extensively. He was a founding member of the Canadian Rural and Remote Health Association (past president) and is the current President of the Prince George Community Planning Council. During his Presidency, the Community Planning Council produced the first Social Plan for the City of Prince George in 2003, which now serves as a framework strategic plan along with the city’s Official Community Plan. Only 3 or 4 cities in British Columbia have Social Plans. Under his leadership, the Prince George Community Partners Addressing Homelessness have distributed $3.2 million to local service agencies.
In 1996 Dr. Michalos chaired an ad hoc steering group that created the Learning Difficulties Action Centre of Northern BC, which continues to serve as a regional testing and referring centre, and as a clearing house for information and services for people with learning disabilities. In the same year, he brought together a group of community partners including the University of Northern British Columbia, City of Prince George, Northern Interior Regional Health Board, Fraser-Fort George Regional Council, Human Resources Development Canada and the United Way of Prince George to talk about building a survey research centre at UNBC. The following year, the Institute for Social Research and Evaluation (ISRE) was opened at the university, funded by the community partners with Dr. Michalos as the Director, a position he still occupies.
He is the Chair of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Sectoral Commission on Natural, Social and Human Sciences, and past President of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies. Dr. Michalos has won many awards of distinction, including:
• The Gold Medal for Achievement in Research (2004) from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (the Council’s highest honour),
• An award for the Betterment of the Human Condition (2003) from the International Society for Quality of Life Studies,
• The Vincentian Ethics Scholar Award (2002) by the Vincentian Universities of the USA
• An award for Extraordinary Contributions to Quality of Life Research (1996) from the International Society for Quality of Life Studies
• The Secretary of State’s Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research in Canadian Studies (1984).
• The British Columbia Political Science Association Lifetime Achievement Award (2005)
• An Honorary Doctor of Letters from Thompson Rivers University, B.C. (2005)
• The Deryck Thompson Award for Community Social Planning (2006) from the Social Planning and Research Council of B.C.
Dr. Michalos is married, and has three children and two grandchildren.
